Gradient Investments LLC
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001542265
13F-HR · 192 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
SEC-registered institutional investment manager.
Reported long-US-equity value
$3.44B
Top-10 concentration
36.1%
Gradient Investments LLC — $3.44B AUM allocation strategy
Gradient Investments LLC files SEC Form 13F and reports $3.44B of long US equity value across 192 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 12.5%, followed by Financials 9.7% and Communication Services 5.4%.
The top 10 holdings account for 36% of reported value — a broadly spread portfolio. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.
Gradient Investments LLC — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$3.44B
total across 192 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
36% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$SPYM +159K sh · −$2.7M+$SPGI +83.4K sh · +$6.58M+$PYPL +60K sh · −$2.14M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$IVZ −307K sh · −$15.5M−$PFE −112K sh · −$2.75M−$AMCR −82.4K sh · +$2.91M
Sector allocation (share of reported value)
each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Industry allocation (share of reported value)
- Semiconductors5.4%—
- Interactive Media & Services5.4%—
- Broadline Retail3.8%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals3.7%—
- Systems Software3.4%—
- Investment Banking & Brokerage3.3%—
- Financial Exchanges & Data3.0%—
- Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail2.9%—
- Other holdings69.1%—
the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Top S&P 500 holdings
8 of 8 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 742K | $129M | -30.1K | 3.8% |
| $AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 617K | $128M | +8.4K | 3.7% |
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 493K | $125M | -13.4K | 3.6% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 320K | $118M | +20.4K | 3.4% |
| $GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | 366K | $105M | -31.7K | 3.1% |
| $SPGI | S&P Global Inc | 2.29M | $105M | +83.4K | 3.1% |
| $META | Meta Platforms Inc | 141K | $80.8M | -2.75K | 2.3% |
| $CVX | Chevron Corporation | 308K | $63.8M | -30.9K | 1.9% |
…and 184 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).
SEC Form 13F data sets · public domain · 45-day filing lag · >$100M AUM managers · as reported
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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats
The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.
Conviction & concentration shifts
New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.
Sector & macro allocation rotations
Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.
Crowding & smart-money consensus
When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.
Derivative & option overlays
Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.
Who reads this
| Retail "cloners" | High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end. |
| Corporate IR | Which funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call. |
| Quant / algo traders | Cross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership. |
Four caveats before you trade on it
- 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
- Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
- No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
- Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.
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